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Willie Read

MC DFC AFC**
Birth nameWilliam Ronald Read
Born(1885-05-17)17 May 1885
Died1972
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army (1906–18)
Royal Air Force (1918–32)
Years of service1906–1932
RankWing Commander
Commands heldRAF Boscombe Down
RAF Upavon
No. 216 Squadron RAF
No. 104 Squadron RFC
Battles/warsFirst World War
AwardsMilitary Cross
Distinguished Flying Cross
Air Force Cross & Two Bars

Wing Commander William Ronald Read, MC, DFC, AFC** (17 May 1885[1] − 1972[2]) was a highly decorated Royal Air Force (RAF) officer of the First World War and the inter-war period. A pre-war member of the Royal Flying Corps (which became the RAF in 1918), he is one of only twelve officers to have so far received a second Bar to the Air Force Cross, signifying three awards of the medal.

  1. ^ "Wing Commander Read Retires", The Times, 21 May 1932
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference civ was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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